According to CNN, Pope Francis is being “Obamified.” One headline read: “Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s Obama — God help us.” Often the pope is accused of being a socialist, the Antichrist, or an illegitimately elected leader trying to create a “New World Order.” While most of them have no clue that the Bible predicts these very things, yet, the allegations actually have prophetic merit.
Here are three ways the pope is being Obamified.
First, his comments on faith and finance have ignited a theological firestorm. He said that the right to labor, lodging and land are “sacred rights.” He called for the poor to rise up against a “new colonialism,” including corporations, loan agencies, free trade treaties and austerity measures. Rush Limbaugh accused the pope of being a Marxist. Others accuse him of being a secret socialist, or a “stealth Marxist in religious garb.” And Fox News business show host Stuart Varney warned that the pope may align with Obama to gang up on the rich. “Will Francis and Barack reshape the world by taxing the rich, taxing fossil fuels and redistributing the wealth?” Varney asked. “That’s exactly what they are trying to do.”
While his critics rant about his economic appeal, the church says the pope’s message is not any different from his predecessors. And that is the key. Francis has put more emphasis on the social justice of the economic system. He’s more aggressive than his predecessors, perhaps because the time has come for the Papacy to rise to more power in economics. Economics professors don’t normally understand Bible prophecy, but the Bible says that socialism is the future of western nations (see Revelation 13).
Denise McAllister, a senior contributor to the Federalist, a conservative online magazine, wrote that the greatest vehicle for alleviating poverty and deprivation is the very institution of free market capitalism that [the Pope] now denounces. So, there has to be another reason for the papal economic spin. That reason is power. The papal spin on economics is really aimed at generating political support among the masses.
Second, Pope Francis is the Antichrist. Some Catholics believe that Pope Francis is a diabolical and dangerous figure in papal clothing. But isn’t that true of all popes? Some claim that neither the pope nor the American president is legitimately elected; the pope on technical reasons, and Mr. Obama on the allegations that he is not a born American. They are “perfect dictators” and the similarities justify calling Francis “Popama.” After publishing his encyclical on climate change Lou Dobbs, of Fox News said he was describing “a new world order” and “a new global organization.”
The chatter comparing the two men is rooted in the alignment of their economic policies, which was predicted in Bible prophecy. See Revelation 18:10-17 and Revelation 13:11-12.
Thirdly, an “Apology Tour”? Just like President Obama apologized “too much” for America’s past sins according to some critics, the pope apologizes for the Catholic Church’s treatment of Native Americans in Bolivia, and for that matter, the brutal persecution of Italy’s Waldenses and Pentecostals. The apologies irritated Adam Shaw, a FoxNews.com editor, so much that he wrote an opinion entitled “Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s Obama – God Help Us.”
Carl Olson, editor of Catholic World Report, says the pope seems to ignore the struggles of ordinary middle class people who work, raise families, pay the taxes and “keep society afloat while chaos and madness swirls around.”
Some even think that Pope Francis has an Islamic agenda, an allegation similar to criticisms directed at President Obama. Jenifer LeClaire, Charisma magazine senior editor said in an article, “Meanwhile, Francis has warmed up to Islam like no other Pope before him. In a historic first, Francis opened the door to Muslim prayers and Quran readings at the Vatican last year. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres joined the pontiff in the Vatican gardens for a prayer meeting.”
But the real issue behind it all is ecumenism and power. The more the pope can bring people together to collaborate on a global scale, whether Jews, Muslims, Catholics or Protestants, the more influence the pope will have with governmental leaders world-wide. It strengthens the institutions and political muscle of Rome. It isn’t that popes are too concerned about the everyday working people. It is about global positioning. And popes have to express powerful emotional and motivating sentiments so that the masses respect him in order to create that.
The United States and the Vatican are prophetically destined to work together and force the nations to worship the papal way. Pope Francis is right on track.
“And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” Revelation 13:11-12
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Warrine Harden
Thursday September 24th, 2015 at 11:44 AMPredicted long, long ago. Warrine
Melissa
Thursday September 24th, 2015 at 02:25 PMI am ready to stand the test of faith. For my God is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is strong, forgiving, loving, faithful and my God can cause the mountains to move, their is no other god that can do this only my God in heaven! Sound The Trumpets I ready to leave this evil world.
11th hour worker
Thursday September 24th, 2015 at 05:48 PM“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
the conviction of things not seen”
Heb 11.1
The Pope is a man that we can all see. He is very physical, but I don`t believe in him. Even having the title of “Papa”, is no more noble
to me, than a poor humble servant of the Lord. Even wearing a white dress, clean as snow, the Pope is “just” a man.
Thanks for your articles, pastor Hal Mayor.
Keep the faith, and may God bless all that will follow the Lamb! Wherever He goes, I will go also!
Sean Taylor
Friday September 25th, 2015 at 03:46 AMThe only thing in this world that is true honest and reliable is the love of Jesus. He is a world leader that has no reason to apologize to cover up sins, or tell a single lie about anything to cover more sin. He doesn’t have to attack economic systems to enrich himself or his organization or manipulate the world so he can rule it. With Jesus there are no fake prayers, no fake sermons, fake acting and above all there is no fake religion!! I will have Jesus, because he is the only true leader and he has saved me. A-men
Mark McCleary
Friday September 25th, 2015 at 06:07 AMPastor Mayer, may God help you and anyone who agrees with the focus of your posted article. You read as another pejorative voice against my/our 44th President. After the Bush/Cheney administration left us in debt, you blame President Obama for our financial condition. I suggest you read Gen. 1 concerning “sacred” or inalienable rights. You rightly infer that much of our conditions are due to colonialism, but write it as if President’s Obama’s voice and efforts are wrong to make things fair for all. As a preacher of the gospel, perhaps, I assume wrong, you know Jesus’s key note sermon (Luke 4:16) included mush about liberating the have nots. I guess when you thing you have something and forget it was by God’s grace, you determine you did it by your hand and refuse to share it with those you perceive are socialists or Marxists. Is that what “Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses means to you”–USA for me by me regardless of its inhumane history against people of color? I suggest you rewrite this article with God’s help and not include McAllister’s quote because global capitalism has fostered more wars rather than peaceful progress. “The kingdom of God suffers violence and the violent take it by force” (Matt.11:12). In closing, I am proud that my Christian President used the Biblical tenant of seeking forgiveness rather than throwing down the gauntlet. Conflict is solved by fire or vinegar, but by water and honey (Matt.5:23, 24; 1John 1:9-2:2). As a fellow pastor, this is my God-prompted help for you.
admin
Friday September 25th, 2015 at 08:57 PMThank you for your point pastor. Neither capitalism or socialism is the solution. The bible’s solution is the best way. It is the wealthy Christian that is to help the worthy poor to develop themselves to be sustainable. Government handouts will never solve the problem. The trouble is that capitalism has indeed been abused. But so has socialism, if you know your history. The select few are enormously wealthy in either system. The church and the enlightened Christian should give of their excess to assist those who cannot sustain themselves, either by misfortune or station. Our focus is not political, but prophetic. We track the signs of the times. Under Bush, we addressed the prophetic issues of His presidency too. And the ultimate solution is the Second Coming to which we all should be preparing for.
RyRo
Sunday September 27th, 2015 at 08:10 AMObama’s term is up – will prophesies be revised to fit the next president? Is it Obama who is of prophetic significance or is it the presidency?
admin
Monday September 28th, 2015 at 09:34 AMThe office of the POTUS has prophetic significance, and other offices and entities. The prophecies will remain the same. The next POTUS will also have prophetic significance just like the last one. At KTF we report on prophetic events, not politics or people, except as they intersect. Some are so obsessed with the politics that it is hard to see the prophetic significance in some of the things that the POTUS does.
Mark McCleary
Tuesday September 29th, 2015 at 07:20 AMThanks for responding and receiving. I too am concerned about prophecy, but more about my anchor in Jesus who is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. John 13;19 and 14:29 reminds me I cannot know with precision what will happen or who/what is fulfilling either side of the Great Controversy between good and evil. I conclude that the Pope (whoever occupying), the USA President (same as Pope), and we will play our part. Rom. 6:16 is key for determining my destiny and not the Pope or a political leader alone. Marantha!!
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Tuesday September 29th, 2015 at 09:55 AMYes, that is true. Prophecy points to Christ. We watch the signs of the times and look up, for our redemption draweth nigh. These things tell us that our beloved Lord is coming soon in the clouds of glory. We cannot separate Jesus from prophecy as some try to do. Without Christ one cannot understand prophecy correctly, and without prophecy, Christ cannot be understood correctly. Our little Prophetic Intelligence Briefings don’t give the big picture. That is in our monthly messages. Sometimes, people get that confused.